Frank William Finney

poet, retired lecturer (Literature)

United States

Frank William Finney is the author of The Folding of the Wings (Finishing Line Press). Originally from Massachusetts, he taught literature at Thammasat University in Thailand from 1995 until 2020. His poems appear in numerous publications including Brussels Review, Green Mountains Review, Orbis, The Plentitudes, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, Slipstream Magazine.

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Lowlife Lit Press
04/11/2025
Note For a Paranoid Narcissist

It was just because the shade was betterunderneath the willow.They did not moveto be near you.They did not movebecause of you.No one movesbecause of youunless they see you staring.

Penmen Review
Suds Up

by Frank William Finney I'm sucking on soapin a cabin kitchen while suds seep outthe broken windows. All of this is just to saywe all feed our sinks in our own woozy waysdespite your subtle spoof on spoons; the fine set of forksyou stole as a child; the way you...

Parcham Online
04/08/2025
"Roads": Poems March 2025

Editorial: Suranjana ChoudhuryRoute 322---Michele MekelThe Road I Must Take---Jonathan Chibuike UkahSalvaging---Suzette BishopLeavings---Janet McMillan RivesEverything Roadtrip---Ricky SanterSignposts---Sharon HilbererReading---Owais FarooqUnfinished Highway---Himanshu KumarThe Road Becomes Me---Sreejata RoyThe road that my mother saw and that led to her---Reenu TalwarWalking Your Path---Abbey KensingtonRoad Bonding---Mandakini BhattacheryaDeercopsing---Daniel GoodingThe Importance of...

the coalition.
03/31/2025
Frank William Finney | 3 Works

Recital I started a line when the Bee Gees burst in and started singing'I Started a Joke'.What could I dobut watch and listenwhile totems appearedin the microphone stands.Surprised the trafficdidn'...

Frogmorepress
03/13/2025
The Frogmore Papers are 105 issues old!

March sees the publication of the 105 th issue of The Frogmore Papers. With a stunning cover by Brighton-born artist Lydia McDonnell, 105 is a truly international edition, with contributions from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, the UK and USA.

Litvegan
03/26/2025
Poems by Frank William Finney

"The Cullers" ( Littleton, Massachusetts, 1960s) By Frank William Finney Their scissors sharp their aim, precise, they' d sn...

kinpaurak
03/24/2025
Reheating the Rhizome

poetry by Frank William Finney Nobody pressed like on my penmanship. I'm afraid they might cut off my arm before I piss off the clerk of vitamins and he takes a pebble from his pipe and plants it next to the stenocactus multicostatus he wrapped in burlap and stuck in his freezer for a zany...

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THE SEVENTH QUARRY POETRY MAGAZINE AND PRESS

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